!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

!.05-Nintendo Life | Latest Updates

Monster Hunter Rise Version 3.2.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 07:30 PM PDT

Download it today.

You've got to give it to Capcom, it's shown some outstanding support for Monster Hunter Rise since the game arrived on the Nintendo Switch earlier this year, and the developer has been rewarded for its efforts - having now shifted more than seven million copies worldwide.

Following on from the announcement of a new themed Okami-themed content collab (arriving on the 30th of July), Capcom has now updated the game to version 3.2.0. It includes new event quests, new DLC (available on the eShop) and additional language support. There are also various bug fixes - tied to the player, monster and more.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.11.0 Patch Notes - Seasonal Events, Fixes And More

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 06:30 PM PDT

Return to island life.

Nintendo has now released the latest free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It includes new seasonal items and weekly fireworks shows.

The patch notes have also been made available on Nintendo's official support page. Apart from the seasonal events, there's also a brief mention of minor adjustments and corrections that have been made to improve the overall experience. Here they are in full:

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A Demo For Jupiter's Sega Picross Is Now Available On The Switch eShop In Japan

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 05:53 PM PDT

Full English language support included.

Yesterday, Sega finally locked in a local release date for Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition (also known as Picross S Mega Drive & Master System Edition for PAL gamers).

It'll be arriving on 5th August for $9.99/€9,99/£8.99 and will include puzzles based on 59 Sega games. There are 300 puzzles for Picross and Mega Picross, 150 puzzles for Clip Picross and 30 puzzles for Color Picross. That's 480 puzzles in total.

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What Pokémon Will You Be Using In The Diamond And Pearl Remakes? Nintendo Wants To Know

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 05:45 PM PDT

A classic adventure is about to unfold.

Over the past few days, Nintendo has been using social media to remind Switch owners about Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. These titles are remakes of the Nintendo DS classics and will be arriving later this year on 19th November.

In its latest tweet, the company has now asked Pokémon trainers what creatures they'll be adding to their party - while highlighting Shinx, one of the many pocket monsters who reside in the Sinnoh region.

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Round Up: Idea Factory Confirms Its Upcoming Nintendo Switch Releases

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 04:55 PM PDT

Plenty to look forward to...

The publisher Idea Factory International earlier today hosted a special summer event livestream featuring a bunch of different announcements. On the Switch front, it revealed the release dates of three upcoming titles. Here's the full round-up:

Mary Skelter Finale - September 30th / October 1st, 2021

The conclusion to the Mary Skelter trilogy will arrive on the Switch in North America at the end of September, and the beginning of October in Europe. This first-person dungeon crawler RPG first launched in Japan last November.

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James Bond Is Coming To Rocket League (Or His Car Is, Anyway)

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 03:00 PM PDT

License to beep.

Rocket League is a game about cars playing football. But are people inside the cars? Apparently not — the cars, like the audience, are filled with sentient eggs, according to actual Rocket League lore — but we like to think that James Bond can be the eggception. Er, exception.

007's iconic Aston Martin DB5 first appeared in Goldfinger in 1964, and has since become known as Jamie B's favourite spymobile, appearing again in movies like GoldenEye, The World Is Not Enough, Casino Royale, Skyfall (in which it was blown up by the bad guys), and Spectre. It's also been immortalised in LEGO, and the GoldenEye DB5 currently lives in the London Film Museum, as the second most famous car in the UK, after Brum.

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Check Out This New Gameplay From Eastward, A Post-Apocalyptic Pixel Art Zelda-Like

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 02:00 PM PDT

Hit a big moth with a frying pan.

IGN just published a juicy half-hour long video of gameplay for Eastward, the post-apocalyptic pixel art action-adventure RPG. It's giving us a little bit retro Zelda, a smidgen of Secret of Mana, and a dash of The Last of Us; it also has cooking minigames, environmental puzzles, and frying pan combat.

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Unbound: Worlds Apart Is Out Now, Bringing Hand-Drawn Puzzle-Platforming To A Switch Near You

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 12:30 PM PDT

Freed from its chains.

After five years of work, the gloriously colourful metroidvania Unbound: Worlds Apart is finally finished, and on the Nintendo Switch.

You'll play as Soli (the little red mage) who teleports into a strange and savage new place, with the power to open portals which change the very nature of the world by altering gravity, time, and even Soli's own abilities.

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Report Outlines Cancelled Plans For Nintendo's Role In Tokyo Olympics Ceremony

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 12:00 PM PDT

Shigeru Miyamoto had been extensively involved.

The Tokyo Olympic Games are currently well underway, with thousands of athletes competing at the highest level in empty arenas due to current public health concerns in the city. It's been a contentious event, with various polls suggesting low support for the Games in Japan, and on the business side various major sponsors have scaled back or withdrawn their involvement.

During the opening ceremony there was an extensive section, as athletes were introduced, in which music from an assortment of major gaming franchises was played. As many pointed out there was no music from Nintendo franchises or Pokémon, which seemed significant especially in light of Nintendo's prominent role in Tokyo's handover at the Rio Olympics closing ceremony. It seems clear that Nintendo would have been asked about appearing.

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Minecraft Dungeons' Echoing Void DLC Is Out Now

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 11:00 AM PDT

The final chapter of the story.

Minecraft Dungeons has been getting regular, massive story updates for a while now — Hidden Depths is the last one, which came out in May and added a bunch of stuff in the Ocean biome — but now the "final chapter" is here.

Echoing Void is, appropriately, set in The End, and wraps up the story of the Arch-Illager with three new missions, new mobs and enemies, new items and weapons, two new skins, and a pet.

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Poll: Can You Still Find Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. And Super Mario 3D All-Stars?

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 10:00 AM PDT

Mario where are y-- oh there you are.

Finding out that Super Mario 3D All-Stars was going to have a limited production run and would only be sold digitally until 31st March 2021 provoked some strong reactions from many Nintendo fans. Sure, there's an argument to be made that anyone who wanted a copy of this compilation game probably picked one up already, but the notion that access to an incredibly popular and important game like Super Mario 64 or Super Mario Galaxy (or Sunshine — yes, we love Sunshine!) was being arbitrarily restricted left a bad taste in the mouth of many gamers. We bought the game — of course we did — but the feeling that we were being strong-armed into it didn't sit well, and neither did the idea that people who bought a Switch from April 2021 would find it increasingly difficult to track down some of the finest games ever made.

Of course, 3D All-Stars wasn't the only product that Nintendo put out to celebrate Super Mario's 35th anniversary — the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. was similarly time-limited, with no more of the nostalgic novelty console being produced shipped to stores after 31st March.

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Video: The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem Gets A Spooky New Gameplay Trailer

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 09:30 AM PDT

See some of the game's levels and minigames.

Outright Games has shared a new gameplay trailer for The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem, a new game based on the hit franchise that's set to launch on Switch later this year.

As we learned upon its initial announcement back in May, the game is a 3D platform adventure that boasts four-player co-op, complete with a character roster that includes the likes of Wednesday, Pugsley, Gomez, and Morticia. Your goal is to explore the mansion and solve puzzles to save it from a "hair-raising unwelcome visitor".

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Metroidvania 'Enter Digiton: Heart Of Corruption' Explores Switch eShop Next Week

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 09:00 AM PDT

And it's fairly cheap, too!

Metroidvanias are plentiful on Switch – and heck, an actual Metroid game is even on the way! – but if you're looking for another one to add to your collection, you might want to keep an eye out for Enter Digiton: Heart of Corruption.

The game's launching on Switch next week, published by eastasiasoft, and is said to feature a "vast pixel art world" that's yours to explore. As with any Metroidvania, you'll unlock abilities as you do just that, discover hidden secrets, and jump and dash your way around to survive against the enemies and environmental hazards in your way.

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Digimon Survive Has Been Delayed Yet Again, This Time To 2022

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 08:30 AM PDT

It was originally supposed to launch in 2019.

It would appear that Digimon Survive is further away from launch than we thought, with yet another delay resulting in a new and updated '2022' release window.

With the game initially revealed to be launching in 2019, but then delayed to 2020, and then delayed to 2021 before today's third delay to 2022, it's safe to say that Digimon fans have been waiting a long time to get their hands on this upcoming survival RPG. The news comes from TOEI Animation's latest financial report, which now lists the game as a 2022 title under a section titled 'Fiscal Year 2022 Q3 and Beyond' (thanks, Gematsu).

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Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition Could Be Puzzle Perfection For SEGA Fans

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 08:00 AM PDT

Don't worry PAL gamers, it's Picross S Mega Drive for you.

The Picross series has spanned multiple generations of Nintendo hardware and continues to find an eager audience; now the team at Jupiter has something extra special lined up for the next release on Nintendo Switch, especially for those of us that lean towards retro.

Picross S Genesis & Master System Edition (or Picross S Mega Drive & Master System Edition for PAL gamers) arrives on 5th August priced at $9.99/€9,99/£8.99. As the name makes very clear, it's an officially licensed tie-in that'll feature puzzles based on 59 titles, so that's a lot of nostalgic pixel pictures to clear. Overall there'll be plenty to do, as it "includes 300 puzzles for Picross and Mega Picross, 150 puzzles for Clip Picross, and 30 puzzles for Color Picross, for a total of 480 puzzles."

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Sega Shares New Trailer And Screenshots For Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 07:30 AM PDT

Meet the gang.

In just over two months' time, Monkey Ball fans will be reliving the series' glory days with the release of Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania on Switch. The remastered compilation rolls onto Nintendo's platform on 5th October, featuring more than 300 stages from GameCube's Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2, as well as Super Monkey Ball Deluxe.

To gear up for the big day, Sega has shared a new 'Meet the Gang' trailer (see above), and a selection of new screenshots. Before we take a look at those, here's an official rundown of the monkey pals you'll be meeting in the game:

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5 Ways That 'Rustler' Indulges Your Medieval 'Ye Olde GTA' Fantasies On Switch

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 07:00 AM PDT

Horse-and-cartmageddon.

Rustler, an upcoming title from developer Jutsu Games and publisher Modus might not be set in a bustling urban environment filled with glistening cars, firearms and daring heists, but it seems that its Medieval world will have more than its fair share of breakneck chases, shady deals and absurd goings on.

Jutsu Games has been in touch and sent along a handful of examples of the Middle Age mayhem you can expect in Rustler's top-down open world. Although you won't find be running over pedestrians in a commandeered Jester RR, it looks like there's plenty of Medieval mischief to get up to, from horse-and-cart antics to rocking out to a raucous remix of Greensleeves (probably) as you engage in shenanigans. And did someone say 'turd grenades'? Yes. Yes, they did.

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Review: Risk System - A Smart And Gutsy Shmup

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 06:00 AM PDT

Do a barrel roll.

Shoot-'em-up players are well known for enjoying a good graze. After all, who doesn't? Cows do, for example. But the important distinction between the bovine graze and the shmupper's graze is that the former involves feeding on grass while the latter refers to moving your craft close to bullets and other danger in order to accrue extra points or possibly fill some sort of secondary bar. So, they're not really the same thing at all, but the spirit is there. Okay, it's not. But the risk was taken, and that's what Risk System is all about.

Risk System is ostensibly a traditional horizontal shoot-'em-up akin to the likes of R-Type, but with stages based around patterns of enemy craft and projectiles rather than environmental hazards. Control is as simple as you'd expect - move with the D-pad or left stick, dodge roll up with the Y button and down with the B button, hitting A to use your barrier bomb.

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Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water Will Haunt Switch At Halloween

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 05:30 AM PDT

Featuring a photo mode and various DLC outfits.

Back at E3 it was confirmed that Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is heading to Switch (along with various other platforms); now Koei Tecmo Europe has confirmed that it'll launch in the region on 28th October, also with the localised name of Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water.

The overview trailer (above) gives an extensive look at the in-development Switch version. Along with graphical improvements, the main pitch is a photo mode that allows you to create images based on ghosts and locations encountered in the story.

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Guide: Every Nintendo Switch Online SNES Game Ranked

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 05:00 AM PDT

All the SNES games, ranked by you.

Update: Now includes Claymates, Jelly Boy and Bombuzal, which are the most recent arrivals on Nintendo Switch Online's SNES app.

Remember, this list evolves as users rate the games within, so head to the game profiles and rate them out of 10 if you'd like to see the rankings below alter. All of the above additions are brand new entries in our database, so get rating if you feel they don't deserve to be at the bottom of the list!

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PAX West Sets Strict Entry Requirements Ahead Of September Event

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 04:00 AM PDT

"The PAX team is steadfast in our commitment to health and safety".

After over a year of cancellations and shifts to online-only events, we're slowly getting to the point when in-person game expos will resume. One that's not far away is PAX West, which is being held in Seattle from 3rd to 6th September.

Tickets are already available for purchase on the official website, and PAX has issued an update on its health and safety measures. It's confirmed that attendees will be required to present proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test result, along with government issued ID; in addition face coverings will be mandatory.

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Two Point Hospital Is Free On Nintendo Switch Online For A Limited Time

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 03:50 AM PDT

Update: Game Trial now live!

Update: Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can now check out Two Point Hospital for free for a limited time as part of Nintendo of Europe's latest Game Trials offer.

If you enjoy the game and feel like keeping a copy forever, you can then go ahead and purchase Two Point Hospital: JUMBO Edition and its DLC at 30% off until 8th August

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As Square's Mana Series Turns 30, Key Figures Discuss Legend Of Mana's Development

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 03:00 AM PDT

A great year for Mana fans.

This year, Square's beloved fantasy RPG series, Mana, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The series' first game, Final Fantasy Adventure, first launched in Japan in June 1991, before eventually coming to North America later that year and to PAL regions in 1993.

Of course, Nintendo Switch owners have recently been treated to a rerelease of Legend of Mana, a spin-off of sorts that first appeared on PlayStation back in 1999-2000, and it is this release that stars as the focus of a new video shared by Square Enix.

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A Special Porygon-Z Will Be Given To Pokémon Sword And Shield Players Next Week

Posted: 28 Jul 2021 02:30 AM PDT

A great addition to your team.

Yet another distribution event has been announced for Pokémon Sword and Shield, this time offering players a special Porygon-Z.

The Porygon-Z up for grabs is based on one that was used by Jeong Sang-yoon, winner of last year's Pokémon Trainers Cup in Korea; the distribution coincides with the final of this year's competition, which takes place on 7th August, and follows on from a shiny Amoongus distribution offered last year.

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